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Prime Minister's Office
List of MoUs signed between India and Singapore during visit of Prime Minister to Singapore
- Joint Statement on conclusion of second review of CECA.
- Mutual Recognition Agreement on Nursing.
- Implementation agreement between Indian Navy and Republic of Singapore Navy concerning Mutual Coordination, Logistics and Services Support for Naval Ships’, Submarines and Naval Aircraft  visits
- Extension of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team  Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India and the Singapore Computer Emergency Response Team , cyber security agency of the Republic of Singapore on cooperation in the area of cyber security.
- Memorandum of Understanding between the Narcotics Control Bureau  of the Republic of India and the Central Narcotics Bureau  of the Republic of Singapore on Cooperation to Combat Illicit Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances and their Precursors.
- Memorandum of Understanding between The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions of the Republic of India and the Public Service Division of the Republic of Singapore on Cooperation in the field of Personnel Management and Public Administration
- Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of Economic Affairs, ministry of Finance, Government of India and the Monetary Authority of Singapore on the constitution of a Joint Working Group  on Fintech between Indian and Singapore.
- Memorandum of Understanding between the NITI Aayog and Singapore Cooperation Enterprise  on Cooperation in the Field of Planning.
Special Service and Features
Nation celebrates National Handloom Day on 7Th August
Handloom sector is a symbol of our country’s rich and varied cultural heritage.
Handloom is an important source of livelihood in rural and semi-rural parts of our country. It is a sector that directly addresses women’s empowerment with over 70% of all weavers and allied workers being female.
Rooted in nature, it has eco-friendly production processes with minimal requirement of capital and power, and provides inherent flexibility to innovate to meet changes in fashion trends and fast-changing customer preferences.
Swadeshi Movement which was launched on 7th August, 1905 had encouraged indigenous industries and in particular handloom weavers.
In 2015, the Government of India decided to designate the 7th August every year, as the National Handloom Day.
The first National Handloom Day was inaugurated on 7 August 2015 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Chennai.
On this day, we honour our handloom weaving community and highlight the contribution of this sector in the socio-economic development of this country. We reaffirm our resolve to protect our handloom heritage and to empower the handloom weavers and workers with greater opportunities.
The Government endeavours to ensure sustainable development of the handloom sector thereby empowering our handloom weavers and workers financially and instilling pride in their exquisite craftsmanship.
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Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
Cabinet approves Agreement between India and Peru
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved an Agreement between India and Peru which was signed in May, 2018 at Lima, Peru.
The agreement aims to establish the basis for a cooperative institutional relationship to encourage and promote technical bilateral cooperation on new and renewable issues on the basis of mutual benefit equality and reciprocity. The Agreement envisages establishing a Joint Committee to develop Work Plans in order to implement the Agreement.
The Agreement will help in strengthening bilateral cooperation between the two countries.
Special Service and Features
New Director Assumed Charge in CSIR-SERC
Dr K. Ramanjaneyulu assumed the charge as Director, CSIR-SERC from 29th December 2020. Graduated from the Regional Engineering College, Warangal , and obtained his postgraduate degree in structural engineering from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. He obtained his doctoral degree in structural engineering on stability behaviour of wind loaded natural draught cooling tower shells from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras in 1992. He joined the Structural Engineering Research Centre, Madras as a scientist in 1989 and risen to the position of chief scientist in 2011. His research interests include the behaviour of reinforced concrete structures; analysis and design of special structures such as bridges and cooling tower shells; blast resistant design of structures; nonlinear finite element analysis of reinforced concrete plate and shell structures; and structural health assessment and management of bridges. He has published over 80 papers in refereed international/ national journals, and over 100 papers at international and national conferences/seminars.
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Ministry of Education
Only research can bring in innovations-Shri Prakash Javadekar
The Union Minister of Human Resource Development, Shri Prakash Javadekar has said that only the research work in various fields can pave way for innovations in the country. Addressing a valedictory session of the 8th Women Science Congress during the ongoing the 106th Indian Science Congress at the Lovely Professional University Jalandhar, he said that research and development are the most important prerequisites for the nation building. He said that it is the research only which helps countries to overcome problems of any type in any field and that’s why the research work is being strengthened and given top priority by the union government.
Shri Prakash Javadekar said that the union government has chalked out a programme to strengthen research and development in India. Talking about the slogan of “Jai Anusandhan” given by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in the inaugural session of the 106th Indian Science Congress, he said, “This shows the commitment of the Centre towards the research and innovations. The NDA government had carved out a fund of Rs 200 Crore this year for the innovative solutions and 1000 colleges across the country are being equipped with innovation hubs.” He also called upon the Universities and other educational institutions to set up such innovation clubs on their own level, too.
Shri Prakash Javadekar also mentioned the problems faced by the country and gave clarion call to the women to come forward and join science stream to resolve social and economic problems. He said union government had set up a fund under Higher Education Financing Agency  to provide assistance to the research laboratories. This year ministry is spending nearly Rs 33,000 Crore for this purpose while to encourage social science research Rs 250 Crore has been earmarked. He said the major project of the government is SPARK which was launched to assist and encourage students to carry on their ambitious research projects within India instead of going abroad. In this regard the ministry has also planned to provide scholarship of Rs 1 Lakh per student per month for research and innovation work. He said the government is bringing together the students, teachers and industrialists in innovation and research work. The initiatives taken by the government had not only stopped brain drain but replaced it with brain gain. He said inculcation of scientific temper of the mind to understand the things in proper perspective is essential.
Shri Prakash Javadekar said country cannot make progress unless the science laboratories and research work are strengthened. With this motive the government has established six research parks in different IIT’s of country where students and teachers are doing their research work. He said there is a good scope of teaching and learning science and it is the science only which can make India the world leader.
Cabinet
Cabinet approves establishment of Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine & Homoeopathy  as Subordinate Office under Ministry of AYUSH
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval to re-establish Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine & Homoeopathy  as Subordinate Office under Ministry of AYUSH by merging into it Pharmacopoeia Laboratory for Indian Medicine  and Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia Laboratory - the two central laboratories established at Ghaziabad since 1975.
Presently, Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine & Homoeopathy  is an autonomous body under the aegis of Ministry of AYUSH established since 2010. The merger is aimed at optimizing the use of infrastructural facilities, technical manpower and financial resources of the three organizations for enhancing the standardization outcomes of Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathy drugs towards their effective regulation and quality control.
This merger will facilitate focused and cohesive development of standards of AYUSH drugs and publication of pharmacopoeias and formularies. It is also intended to accord legal status to the merged structure of PCIM&H and its laboratory by virtue of making necessary amendment and enabling provisions in the Drugs & Cosmetics Rules, 1945. Consultation in this regard has been done with the Director General Health Services, Drugs Controller General and Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani Drugs Technical Advisory Board , which is a statutory body under the provisions of Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940 meant for advising Central and State Governments in regulatory matters of ASLT drugs. Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance has concurred the proposal of realigning the posts and hierarchical structure of the merged organisations.
PLIM & HPL being the subordinate offices and PCIM&H- an autonomous organization under Ministry of AYUSH are going to be merged to establish PCIM&H, as a subordinate office of the Ministry with a common administrative control.
Post-merger PCIM&H will have adequate administrative structure under the Ministry to strive for augmenting the capacity and outcomes of pharmacopoieal work, achieving harmonization of pharmacopoeial standards of Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathy drugs, preventing duplication and overlapping of drug standardization work and optimal utilization of resources in effective manner.
Ministry of Defence
MAINTENANCE COMMAND COMMANDERS’ CONFERENCE
Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria PVSM AVSM VM ADC, Chief of the Air Staff  attended the Commanders’ Conference of Maintenance Command at Vayu Sena Nagar, Nagpur on 11 & 12 Aug 21. CAS on arrival was received by Air Marshal Shashiker Choudhary AVSM VSM ADC, AOC-in-C MC.
The two day event was attended by Commanders of Base Repair Depots, Equipment Depots and other Stations/ Units under MC, who reviewed ongoing projects and took stock of goals and tasks for MC in the year ahead.
In his address to the Commanders, CAS noted the pivotal role of MC in meticulous management of the vast and varied inventory of the Indian Air Force. Commending the Command for initiatives launched to meet the evolving needs of a modern and future ready IAF, CAS highlighted the need for building capacity to improve maintainability and operability in complex conditions along with a thrust on active pursuance of indigenised projects.
While highlighting recent events, CAS underscored the importance of due vigilance to meet newer security challenges. He delved on aspects of embracing modern technology such as AI and automation in the task of transformation and re-structuring of IAF to ensure that it is always combat ready.
CAS exhorted the Commanders to imbibe the ‘mantras’ of indigenisation and modernisation in their efforts to ensure that MC remains the fountainhead of maintenance and logistics support to integrated operations in the future.
Ministry of Electronics & IT
Women & Child Development Ministry in association with MyGov launches online campaign to celebrate Women in science
On the International Day of Women & Young Girls in Science, Ministry of Women & Child Development in association with Ministry of Education and MyGov, Ministry of Electronics and Information technology launched an online campaign to celebrate women who have carved a niche for themselves in the field of STEM and also encourage young girls who aspire to excel in STEM and contribute towards nation building. The campaign honours our young girls from across the country who have performed well in the subjects of Maths and Science & encourage these STEM STARS to make us proud in days to come. This initiative is as per the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi of “Seeding the powers of idea and innovation in schoolchildren will broaden the base of our innovation pyramid.”
The International Day of Women and Girls in Science is the 11th day of February, by resolution of the United Nations General Assembly on 22 December 2015. The day recognises the critical role women and girls play in science and technology. The day's purpose is to promote full and equal access to participation in science for women and girls.
The PM Narendra Modi has always been at the forefront of raising awareness on gender equality. He has gone on record in the past to support ‘women-led development’, above and beyond women empowerment.
Whenever given the right opportunity and platform, women have always showcased their vigour and grit in doing something big for the upliftment of the society and building an India of our dreams. They have always proved their mettle by excelling in their given fields. Be it Padma Shri Dr E. K. Janaki Ammal, Anandibai Joshi, Dr Susama Panigrahi or our numerous female scientists who have been successfully handling their scientific projects or missions. Women have always done our Nation proud.
To further nurture and encourage young girls in the field of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, the government is persistently working towards increasing the percentage of women in these fields, with a focus on encouraging young girls to pursue STEM subjects right from school onwards to higher education. Thus, dismantling traditional, predictable systems of what girls and women were supposed to pursue.
As part of the campaign, citizens can congratulate a young STEM Star from their State / district through a personalized card & encourage them to pursue these subjects which are critical for the growth of any Nation. More than 700 such STEM Stars have been featured on MyGov todas.
Visit https://mygov.in/stem-star & applaud our future super stars by sharing the personalized card with #WomenInScience on Social Media.
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Prime Minister's Office
PM condoles the loss of lives due to capsizing of a boat in Andhra Pradesh’s East Godavari
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has condoled the loss of lives due to capsizing of a boat in Andhra Pradesh’s East Godavari.
“Extremely pained by the capsizing of a boat in Andhra Pradesh’s East Godavari. My thoughts are with the bereaved families. Rescue operations are currently underway at the site of the tragedy", the Prime Minister said.
Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Scheme for FPOs
The share of Agriculture and allied sectors at Gross Value Added at current prices has increased from 33.94 lakh crores in 2019-20 to 36.16 lakh crores in 2020-21 which is an increase from 18.4% to 20.2% 
As per 3rd advance estimates for 2020-21, total food grain production in the country is estimated at record 305.44 million tonnes which is higher by 7.94 million tonnes than the production of food grain during 2019-20. Similarly, total horticulture production in 2020-21 is estimated to a record 331.05 million tonnes which is an increase of about 10.6 million tonnes over that achieved in 2019-20.
The Government of India has launched the Central Sector Scheme for “Formation and Promotion of 10,000 Farmer Producer Organizations  in the year 2020. The scheme has a total budgetary outlay of Rs.6865 Crores.
Under this scheme, there is a provision for handholding support for a period of five years to each new FPO formed, and financial assistance to the tune of Rs.18 lakhs to each FPO under the scheme towards management cost for 3 years and also matching equity grant upto Rs. 2,000 per farmer member of FPO with a limit of Rs. 15.00 lakh per FPO and a credit guarantee facility upto Rs. 2 crore of project loan per FPO from eligible lending institutions to ensure institutional credit accessibility to FPOs.
In order to ensure access to credit from Banks and Financial Institutions, a dedicated Fund of up to Rs. 1,500.00 crore will be created as Credit Guarantee Fund . Out of Rs. 1,500.00 crore, Rs. 1,000.00 crore will be created, maintained and managed by National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development  and the rest Rs. 500.00 crore by National Cooperative Development Corporation .
This information was given in a written reply by the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
MoS  DR Jitendra Singh chairs review meeting of Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
75 Central Ministries/Departments actively using the e-Office platform
Minister appeals to State Governments to expedite e-office implementation
In total, 75 Central Ministries/Departments are actively using the e-Office platform, with Ministry of AYUSH being the recent Ministry to go live on the e-Office platform. Out of them, 57 Ministries/Departments have achieved the desired target of 80% on e-Office platform, with Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries being the latest to have achieved this. This was informed during a review meeting of Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, chaired by MoS  Dr Jitendra Singh here today. The Secretary  Dr C. Chandramouli and senior officers of the Department of Personnel & Training , Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances  and Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare were also present during the meeting. He said that this is a step towards Digital Secretariat.
The Minister also appealed to the State Governments to expedite the implementation of e-Office in their respective States/UTs. He said that the Government has offered State Governments all guidance in implementation of e-Office, the latest being the newly created UTs of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.
During the meeting, various issues were discussed, which included Vision Document of the Ministry, 100-day agenda of the departments, vacancy position in the departments, grievance redressal status, training programmes under National Centre for Good Governance , status of e-Office implementation by Central Ministries/Departments, e-HRMS, web portals, dashboards, among others.
Among other activities, it was mentioned that the DARPG has organised Regional Conference on the theme ‘Improving Public Services Delivery – Role of Governments’ in collaboration with the Government of Maharashtra on 21-22 December, 2019 at Nagpur, Maharashtra. The Ministry has also launched the Good Governance Index  and the 15th edition of Central Secretariat Manual of Office Procedure  on Good Governance Day i.e 25th December, 2019. Besides, the workshops and Pension Adalat to be organised in future were also discussed.
During the meeting, various initiatives of the Ministry towards digitisation and e-governance were discussed. These included: e-service books, e-HRMS, e-Civil List, Pensions Portal and RTI Portal, among others.
Special Service and Features
ENGAGEMENT OF DIRECT AGENTS : TO PROCURE POSTAL LIFE INSURANCE PRODUCTS
The Sr. Supdt of Post Offices, Chennai City North Division, Chennai – 600 008 is recruiting Direct Agents for sale of Postal Life Insurance products. Eligible candidates may send their applications by Registered/Speed Post. Applications should reach this office on or before 29.06.2021.
Selected Candidates will work as Direct Agents will work in the areas covered under Chennai City North Division. ie. The areas with pin codes: 600 003, 600 007, 600008, 600 009, 600 010, 600 011, 600 012, 600 013, 600 021, 600 023, 600 030, 600 031, 600 038, 600 039, 600 040, 600 081, 600 082, 600 084, 600 101, 600 102, 600 104, 600 106, 600 107.
Applications will be available at any of the above Post Offices under Chennai City North Division. Applications should be sent along with proof of age/educational qualification/Certificate of experience, if any.
ELIGIBLITY CONDITIONS FOR DIRECT AGENTS:
Age: The Minimum and Maximum age of the applicant shall be 18 years and 50 years
Educational Qualification: 10th standard or equivalent examination conducted by a board recognized by Central/State Government.
Categories of Applicants: Unemployed/self-Employed youth, Ex life advisors/Ex-agents of any insurance company, Ex servicemen, Anganwadi Workers, MahilaMandal workers , Ex- Service men, Retired School teachers, SHG’s, Gram Pradhan, Members of Gram Panchayat and any other person as considered suitable by the Head of Postal Division.
Security Deposit: A cash Security of Rs.5000/- will be required to be furnished by the selected Direct Agent in the form of National Savings Certificate /KisanVikasPatra to be pledged to the President of India as security. The Security will be released on termination of the engagement of the person as Direct Agent.
Incentive will be paid to the Direct Agents for the Policies procured by them, according to a press release issued by the Senior Superintendent of Post Offices, Chennai City North Division, Chennai - 600 008.
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister condoles loss of lives due to accident in Dhule, Maharashtra
Announces ex-gratia from PMNRF
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has condoled the loss of lives due to a accident in Dhule, Maharashtra. The Prime Minister announced an ex-gratia from PMNRF of Rs. 2 lakh to the next of kin of each deceased and Rs. 50,000 for those injured.
The Prime Minister’s Office tweeted;
“The accident in Dhule, Maharashtra is saddening. Condolences to the bereaved families. Prayers with the injured for a quick recovery. An ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of each deceased. The injured would be given Rs. 50,000: PM @narendramodi”
Special Service and Features
Direct Agents for sale of Postal Life Insurance products – Applications invited
It is proposed to engage Direct Agents for sale of Postal Life Insurance products and interview will be conducted at Ashok Nagar Post Office  Chennai 600 083 at 11.00 hrs on 09.07.2021. Interested candidates fulfilling the following eligibility conditions may also send their details containing Name, Address and Contact Number along with copy of education qualification certificate, age proof and address proof through email id doplichennai[at]gmail[dot]com on or before 09.07.2021.
ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS:
- Qualification : 10 pass
- Age : 18-50 years
- Categories: Unemployed/self employed educated youth, Ex Servicemen, Anganwadi workers, Mahila Mandal workers, Retired School teachers/Experience in selling insurance products.
- Desirable :
- Experience in selling insurance products,
- Knowledge of computers
- Knowledge of local area
- Resident of Chennai City
- Candidates doing life insurance business in other insurance companies are not eligible to apply as Direct Agent.
After short listing, the eligible candidates will be called for attending interview through walk in. Candidates selected after interview has to provide a cash security of Rs.5000/- in the form of National Savings Certificate/Kisan Vikas Patra to be pledged to the President of India as security, according to a press release issued by the Senior Superintendent of Post Officers, Chennai City South Division, Chennai 600 017.